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Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Bullock, L., Manning, F., Hawarden, A., Fleming, J., Leyland, S., Clark, E. M., …Paskins, Z. (in press). Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study. Archives of Osteoporosis, 19(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-024-01410-6

Summary
Interviews and focus groups with patients, FLS clinicians, and GPs identified challenges relating to clinical and shared decision-making about bone health and osteoporosis medicines. Findings will inform the development of the multicomponent... Read More about Exploring practice and perspectives on shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines in Fracture Liaison Services: the iFraP development qualitative study.

P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Bullock, L., Fleming, J., Clark, E. M., Leyland, S., Thomas, S., Gidlow, C., …Paskins, Z. (2024, April). P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Shared decision-making (SDM) is a joint process in which a person and healthcare professional work together to reach decisions about care. The iFraP (Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments) intervention comprises comp... Read More about P080 Supporting shared decision-making about osteoporosis medicines: Combining multiple methods to develop the prototype iFraP intervention.

How do medical schools influence their students’ career choices? A realist evaluation (2024)
Journal Article
Thomas, A., Kinston, R., Yardley, S., McKinley, R. K., & Lefroy, J. (2024). How do medical schools influence their students’ career choices? A realist evaluation. Medical Education Online, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2024.2320459

Introduction
The career choices of medical graduates vary widely between medical schools in the UK and elsewhere and are generally not well matched with societal needs. Research has found that experiences in medical school including formal, informal... Read More about How do medical schools influence their students’ career choices? A realist evaluation.

A person-centred consultation intervention to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines (iFraP): a pragmatic, parallel-group, individual randomised controlled trial protocol. (2024)
Journal Article
Bullock, L., Nicholls, E., Cherrington, A., Butler-Walley, S., Clark, E. M., Fleming, J., …Paskins, Z. (2024). A person-centred consultation intervention to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines (iFraP): a pragmatic, parallel-group, individual randomised controlled trial protocol. NIHR Open Research, 4(14), 14. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13571.1

BackgroundGood quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with, or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians collaborating to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person's life, beliefs, and value... Read More about A person-centred consultation intervention to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines (iFraP): a pragmatic, parallel-group, individual randomised controlled trial protocol..

Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation (2023)
Journal Article
Lefroy, J., Bialan, J., Moult, A., Hay, F., Stapleton, C., Thompson, J., …Cope, N. (2023). Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation. Advances in Health Sciences Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10297-w

Background
Programme changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted variably on preparation for practice of healthcare professional students. Explanations for such variability need exploration. The aim of our study was to understand what clinica... Read More about Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation.

Twelve tips for creating a medical education society (2023)
Journal Article
Prasanna Kumar Menon, S., Sokhal, B. S., Rao, V., O'Mahony, F., & Lefroy, J. (2023). Twelve tips for creating a medical education society. MedEdPublish, 13, Article 294. https://doi.org/10.12688/mep.19928.1

University societies are student-led organisations which provide excellent opportunities for students to collaborate in a shared interest. Peer teaching is gaining recognition as an effective method of medical education. Peer teaching also provides s... Read More about Twelve tips for creating a medical education society.

How well do UK assistantships equip medical students for graduate practice? Think EPAs. (2023)
Journal Article
Kinston, R., Gay, S., McKinley, R. K., Sam, S., Yardley, S., & Lefroy, J. (in press). How well do UK assistantships equip medical students for graduate practice? Think EPAs. Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice, 10.1007/s10459-023-10249-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10249-4

The goal of better medical student preparation for clinical practice drives curricular initiatives worldwide. Learning theory underpins Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) as a means of safe transition to independent practice. Regulators manda... Read More about How well do UK assistantships equip medical students for graduate practice? Think EPAs..

E060 Testing a new prototype osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in UK Fracture Liaison Services: patient and clinician perspectives of ‘iFraP’ (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bullock, L., Tyler, N., Thompson, M., Ryan, S., Lefroy, J., Leyland, S., …Paskins, Z. (2023, April). E060 Testing a new prototype osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in UK Fracture Liaison Services: patient and clinician perspectives of ‘iFraP’. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2023, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK

Shared decision-making (SDM) is a joint process in which a person and healthcare professional work together to reach decisions about care. The Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug treatments (iFraP) study developed a prototype theoretically-i... Read More about E060 Testing a new prototype osteoporosis shared decision-making intervention in UK Fracture Liaison Services: patient and clinician perspectives of ‘iFraP’.

Feasibility study of student telehealth interviews (2022)
Journal Article
Zaccariah, Z. R., Irvine, A. W., & Lefroy, J. E. (2022). Feasibility study of student telehealth interviews. Clinical Teacher, 19(4), 308-315. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13490

Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to medical students being taught remote clinical communication modalities (telephone and video). Junior students have not generally been included in this and have had less patient contact than previously. Thi... Read More about Feasibility study of student telehealth interviews.